Hmmm....my personal experience in this matter is a bit different than what your son advises, but YMMV. I, too, own a Park truing stand - a TS-2 - and have had since the early 70's. Not only that, but I've upgraded it since with a kit that includes a spring to force the arms that hold the wheel hub apart, washers with tiny embedded needle bearings for smooth adjustments, and collar washers that clamp in place with set screws. Still, I find that when I place a wheel in the stand, either to build up from scratch or true existing, that when I flip it over the distances at the rim will be different. And this is after calibrating the arms with a gauge made from a piece of aluminum stock called a TSAG-3 from a company called Bicycle Engineering, long since defunct.
Therefore, I still check each wheel with a dishing stick to make sure that they're properly centered. Maybe some of the more advanced truing stands that Park makes nowadays are better, but they are also much more expensive. For occasional use I'd recommend buying a cheaper model of some kind along with a dishing stick - that way you'd have the best of both worlds. Either that or just turn the bike upside down and use the brakes as a guide along with a dishing stick to check; it would be the least expensive way to go. On Dec 26, 6:53 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > I suffered a foot injury last summer, which has gradually gotten > worse, (despite 4 months of medical (in)attention!) and has gotten to > the point where I can not ride and can't walk more than short > distances. This has cut into virtually every activity that requires > standing, and it now looks like it will be at least another 5 or 6 > weeks until I'm back to something like normal. > > So instead of spending free time in my woodworking shop this winter, > I'm thinking about building my first set of wheels, which can be done > sitting down. The first pair will be pretty expensive since I will > not only need all the components, but a truing stand. That's the real > question here - which one. > > My son, who is pretty good at this, but on the other side of the > country, is encouraging me to buy the Park Stand. He claims, that if > the stand is true I wont need the dishing tool. The other option I've > seen on the web is the Minoura, which has the advantage of being about > $130 less than the Park. > > Suggestions and recounts of others experience welcome. > > Michael > Westford, Vt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
